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Special to the Immokalee Bulletin/TIFImmokalee Foundation students, Mikaella Beldor, Jose Sandoval, Linda Deshommes and Des-tiny Perez are just four of the nearly 100 students who took part in this year’s Summer Academy program helping students to prepare for college testing. See more on this story on Page 4
By Patty BrantImmokalee Bulletin
Immokalee citizens are prepar-ing to head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6, if they haven’t already taken advantage of early voting.
Early Voting is ongoing until Nov. 3, from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at Immokalee
Library, 417 N First Street.On the local ballot, a hot race
for Immokalee voters is the District 5 County Commission race, fea-turing Republican candidate Tim
Nance facing opponent John “Rob-in Hood” Lundin, a Democrat.
You will recall that in the August Primary, Mr. Nance defeated long-time incumbent District 5 Commis-sioner Jim Coletta for the Republi-can slot on the ballot.
The race has garnered consider-
Elections coming down to the wire
See VOTE — Page 2
College lifeImmokalee High School stu-dent Elijah Arreaga stands before the hallowed halls at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He and fel-low classmate, Alex Galvin were accepted into a seven week program through the Immokalee Foundation that allowed them to experience the education dream of a lifetime in living and study-ing at two of the most pres-tigious unversities in the country. While Eli spent his time in D.C., Alex enjoyed the, “Harvard life.” For more on Alex and Eli’s adventure, see Page 5.Special to the Immokalee Bulletin/TIF
By Steve HartImmokalee Today
Special to the Immokalee Bulletin
It’s fair to say Immokalee’s Mike Facundo has always been a leader, no matter what endeavor he tackled.
As chairman of the Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agen-cy’s citizens advisory committee, Facundo has navigated the CRA’s often politically rocky road toward adoption of the Immokalee Master Plan and led an expansion of the Redlands Christian Migrant Asso-ciation’s expansion of its campus in Immokalee.
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In other local races:Sheriff
Vincent Angiolito NPA is challenging in-cumbent Kevin Rambosk, Rep.Clerk of Courts
Larry Ray incumbent, Rep., was reelected in the Primary.Tax Collector
Dwight Brock, was reelected in the Pri-mary.Property Appraiser
Abe Skinner was reelected in the Prima-ry.Supervisor of Elections
Incumbent Jennifer Edwards is unop-posed.Florida Senate
In the District 39 Florida Senate race, Dwight Bullard, formerly a member of the Florida House of Representatives, is seeking election to this Senate seat previously held by his mother, Larcenia Bullard. Mr. Bull-ard’s opponent is Scott Hopes.
The newly-formed District 39 includes the eastern portion of Collier County, west-ern Palm Beach, western Broward, western and southern Miami-Dade as well as all of Hendry and Monroe counties. Florida House
District 80 is another product of redistrict-
ing. Incumbent Matt Hudson, Republican,
is challenged by Immokalee native Pam
Brown, No Party Affi liation.
Ms. Brown is a member of the pioneer
Brown Family of Immokalee and has served
on the Immokalee Water & Sewer District
board for 14 years; on the Lake Trafford
Task Force; Collier County Museum Board
and Immokalee Chamber of Commerce.
Currently she serves as chairman of the
Immokalee Fire Board and of the Collier
Fire Service Steering Committee. She is also
a cofounder and serving president of the
Immokalee Area Civic Association.
Republican Matt Hudson has served
in the Florida House of Representatives in
2007, representing District 101. He has been
Chairman of the Health Care Appropriations
Subcommittee, served on the Health and
Human Services Committee and the Rule-
making and Regulation Subcommittee.
Immokalee Fire DistrictThree seats on the Immokalee Fire District
are up for reelection. All are unopposed.
They are Districts 2, 4 and 5, held respec-
tively by Richard Rice, Travis Anderson and
Terry Heath.
Going into the General Election, Collier
County has 180,560 total registered voters,
93,067 Republican, 44,507 Democrat and
42,986 Other.
VOTEContinued From Page 2
And now, as a member of the Leadership Collier Class of 2013, he’s taking his natural leadership abilities to new heights.
Leadership Collier was formed in 1988 by the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce to develop a network of proven leaders and those with leadership skills to assume great-er roles in the community.
“Many Leadership Collier graduates have taken the knowledge gained through the program to change the future of Collier County through elected offi ces and volun-teer efforts,” explains the Leadership Collier website. “Leadership Collier has become a top rated educational program. The pro-gram has also become a great networking opportunity for people to do business with other leaders in the community.”
The 2013 class was convened in Septem-ber and will graduate in the spring of 2013.
“It’s been a fascinating and educational experience, so far,” Facundo said. ‘I’ve been fortunate to already have developed friend-ship and a network of supporting leaders that will last a lifetime.”
Many of Collier County’s elected offi cials - past and present - are graduates of Leader-ship Collier, as are many leaders in business, health care, banking, commerce, conserva-tion, farming and a wide variety of commu-nity elements which drive the forward prog-ress of Collier County.
Facundo oversees the preventative main-tenance of the RCMA’s facilities in Immoka-lee, including its daycare center, its two char-ter schools and the current construction of the new RCMA administration building.
Before joining RCMA, he worked for Stofft Cooney Architects.
He was awarded the New Upcoming Leader Award from the Immokalee Cham-ber of Commerce and won two Designs of Excellence Awards while attending school at Florida Atlantic University School of Archi-tecture.
LEADERContinued From Page 1
Special to the Immokalee Bulletin/Steve Hart/Immokalee TodayMike Facundo, chairman of the Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agen-cy’s citizens advisory committee talks with Penny Phillipi, executive director of the Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency.
Signs identifying Election Day precincts to help regis-tered voters
Starting Monday, Oct. 29, the Collier County Supervisor of Elections offi ce be-gan posting precinct signs for Election Day polling sites. Signs identifying the 59 sites across the county will be up by Wednes-day, October 31st, to help voters fi nd their assigned precincts before the Nov. 6 Gen-eral Election.
On Election Day, registered voters must vote in their assigned precincts, unlike the early voting sites open through November 3rd. During early voting, voters can choose any one of the seven available locations. Voters who will participate on Election Day
can fi nd their assigned precinct at the Col-
lierVotes.com “Find my Precinct” page or
refer to their voter registration card.
Registered voters planning to vote in
person during Early Voting or on Election
Day are encouraged to study their sample
ballot and bring it along to use as a guide
when voting. To view a sample ballot, vot-
ers may go to the CollierVotes.com “My
Sample Ballot” web page.
Voters may also continue to request
absentee ballots online at the CollierVotes.
com “Vote by Mail” page or by calling the
Supervisor of Elections offi ce at (239) 252-
8450. For more information, visit www.Col-
lierVotes.com or call the Elections offi ce at
(239) 252-8450.
Collier County elections offi ce posts election day precinct signs
The best in barbecue compete for cham-pionship title at Seminole Casino Immoka-lee’s 2nd Annual “Pigs in Paradise” National Championship BBQ Festival November 16-18
Free event features live performances by Country Artists Charlie Daniels and Joe Nichols, car show, pig races, motorcycle rally and more.
Six nationally renowned ribbers will cook up the best in ribs, pulled pork and beef bris-ket, in hopes of winning the championship title at Seminole Casino Immokalee’s sec-ond “Pigs in Paradise” National Champion-ship BBQ Festival on Friday, Nov.16 through Sunday, Nov.18. Gates open at 3 p.m. on Nov.16 and at 11 a.m. on Nov. 17-18. Local celebrity judges and barbecue enthusiasts will determine who gets crowned in this invitational cook-off. In addition to mouth-watering treats, festival-goers will enjoy live performances by Charlie Daniels and Joe Nichols, a classic car show, pig races, mo-torcycle rally, an art show and much more. Admission is free.
The competing ribbers are Aussom Aussie from Pittsburgh; Porky ‘N Beans from Port Saint Lucie; Johnson’s Bar-B-Que from Chesapeake, Va.; Big Boned BBQ from Knoxville, Tenn.; Fat Fred’s from St. Peters-burg, and Blazin’ Broncos BBQ Team from Parma, Ohio. Last year, an estimated 15,000 people attended the three-day festival.
“Our inaugural success showed that Southwest Florida was hungry for barbe-cue,” said Jim Gibson, director of marketing at Seminole Casino Immokalee. “We look forward to bringing even more great-tasting food, legendary performers and unique at-tractions for the community and area visitors to enjoy.”
The “Pigs in Paradise” National Champi-onship BBQ Festival kicks off at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov.16, with pig races, live music and award-winning ribs. At 6 p.m., six local ce-lebrities will be paired with national cham-pionship ribbers to compete in a cook-off challenge. The celebrity cooks are radio per-sonalities Big Mama (B103.9), Joe Winner (B103.9), Big D (95.3 The River and Y-100) and Leslie Lopez (105.5 The Beat). Food critic Sheila Mesulam (Naples Daily News) and TV reporter Danielle Koleniak (NBC-2) will also compete. After the showdown, The Devon-shires will perform from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The ‘60s and ‘70s tribute band has shared the stage with numerous rock legends such as Joe Crocker, The Doobie Brothers, Eddie Money and The Temptations.
The festivities continue on Saturday, Nov.17, with the Smokin’ Hot Rods Car Show. The show is open to all classes and vehicles from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Car partici-pants will receive $20 in free play and a com-memorative “Pigs in Paradise” T-shirt. For the fi rst time ever, spectators will choose the champion. The winner will receive an indoor space at the Florida Hot Rods & Hogs show in December and an original painting of the winning vehicle by acclaimed artist Bill Kru-etz. The Grayson Rogers Band will take the stage at noon, playing country tunes. Bar-
becue fans will select the “People’s Choice” champion. Amidst the music, entertainment and food, a panel of celebrity judges will rate the ribbers on their pulled pork, ribs, bris-ket and sauce, in order to select the winners for the weekend. Celebrity judges are Zito & Garrett (KRock), Miller & Moulton (KRock), Drew Steele (Fox Radio), Sheila (Sunny 106), Kountry Kim (105.5 The Beat), Todd Nixon (Cat Country 107.1), DJ Quest (105.5 The Beat), Burger Beast, Jim Syoen (Fox 4) and Rose O’Dell King (food writer). The judging starts at 3:15 p.m.
South Floridian country singer JJ Mc-Coy will perform songs from his debut EP, Redneck, White and Blue. Award-winning, Grammy-nominated singer Joe Nichols will belt out country tunes from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. He has received artist awards from the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music and Billboard. His chart-topping hits include “Brokenheartsville,” “Gimmie That Girl,” “The Impossible,” and “What’s a Guy Gotta Do.”
The festival wraps up on Sunday, Nov.18, with a trophy presentation at 3:30 p.m. to of-fi cially crown winners in each of the judged categories of the “Pigs in Paradise” National Championship BBQ Festival. Festival-goers will enjoy pig races throughout the day and the Heavenly Hog Bike Rally from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each biker that arrives during the rally will receive $20 in free play and a com-memorative T-shirt. Uproot Hootenanny will start the day off and R&B/blues band The Nouveaux Honkies will follow them before country music legend Charlie Daniels. He’ll take the stage at 5 p.m.
Admission to the festival is free. Must be 21 or older to attend. The festival is a rain or shine event, and pets are not permitted. No ice chests, tents or outside food and bev-erages are allowed. Feel free to bring your own chair. For more information on the “Pigs in Paradise” National Championship BBQ Festival, please call (800) 218-0007 or visit www.seminolecasinoevents.com.
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Illfated missionLast week the Collier County Commis-
sioners passed a unanimous proclama-
tion supporting the 287g agreement. This
is the agreement that Sheriff Rambosk has
with the Immigration Enforcement Agency,
where he is supposed to persecute undocu-
mented criminals. Apparently what ends up
happening, is that more non-criminals are
being incarcerated, with more profi ts being
made as a result.
The commissioners proclamation and
the sheriff ’s insistence in continuing his par-
ticipation in the 287g program, shows arro-
gance in light of the upcoming election.
With 26 percent of the counties popula-
tion being of Hispanic descent, this stand my
not hold for long.
Dr. Juan Puerto
Immokalee
InjusticiaEl sheriff del condado Collier, Kevin Ram-
bosk, voluntariamente se a vuelto allua-
dante del departamento de inmigración con
el pretexto de arestar y deportar criminales
que son inducomentado bajo el programa
llamado 287g. En realidad lo que esta ha-
ciendo mas que nada el sheriff es arestar y
entregrar indocumentados trabajadores, pa-
dres y madres de familiar al departamento
de inmigración para deportación. Al hacer
esto el sheriff destrulle los hogares de estas
familias y ponen a sus ninos en casas de
otras familias cuando los padres son depor-
tado.
En mi opinion el verdadero crimen es el
pretexto que usa el sheriff para arrestar a es-
tos padres inducomentados.
Durantes los ultimos dos meses hemos
collectado 1800 fi rmas de individuos y mas
de 40 fi rmas de duenos de establecimientos
en la comunidad, pidiendole al sheriff que
no continue persiguiendo a indocumenta-
dos que no son criminales, pero sigue afere-
do en continuar su repugnante accion.
La semana pasada los cinco comisiona-
dos del condado de Collier apollaron el pro-
grama 287g del Sheriff Rambosk. Este echo
antes de las eleciones indica que los comi-
sionados no temen el voto de conciencia ni
el voto Hispano en el condado.
Haga usted su voto contar estas eleciones
y vote contra Kevin Rambosk y los comision-
ados quienes buscan ser re elegidos.
Juan Puerto, M.D.
Immokalee
Letters to the Editor
For seven weeks this summer, 99 Immokalee high school students took part in The Immokalee Foundation’s annual Sum-mer Academy, a comprehensive program designed to help improve reading and math skills to prepare them for graduation, as well as college entrance. The course specifi cally focuses on preparing students for the ACT, a college entrance exam. Students in the pro-gram range from rising freshmen that want to get some preparation under their belts before taking the test, to seniors that want to improve their scores.
Launched three years ago, the Summer Academy offers personalized instruction from knowledgeable instructors that focus on the skills students will need to succeed on test day. In the past, TIF has contracted with Sylvan Learning Center and teachers from the Community School of Naples. This year, the foundation tried something a little different and, according to Career Develop-ment Program Manager Elda Hernandez, it was a huge success.
“We used students from the Community School of Naples and college tutors were re-cruited from TIF’s College Success program for peer tutoring,” Hernandez said. “Peer tutors speak the same language and can connect with the students. They often un-derstand the frustrations that other students may be feeling, as well as the potential road-blocks to success.”
According to the National Education Association, benefi ts of peer tutoring for students include higher academic achieve-ment, improved relationships with peers, improved personal and social development
as well as increased motivation.The tutors weren’t entirely on their own.
Immokalee High School resource teacher Ada Campos and math instructor Steven Becker developed the curriculum and over-saw the students and tutors. Community School of Naples staff Todd Toth, Ed Berger, Deborah Bright and Eric Miles provided in-sights and resources to assist with the cur-riculum.
Tutors from CSN included Steven and Mi-chael Wulber; John and Daniel Kim (Daniel’s been accepted to Case Western Reserve Uni-versity); Justin Casola (accepted to George Washington University); Chris Sciavolino; Alex Fogg (accepted to Princeton Univer-sity); Max and Kara Bressler; Jack Melnick; Jose Sandoval; Anthony Vernava; Mariano Montori (attends Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire); and Ryan Lohan from Estero High School.
TIF’s college tutors were instrumental to the program; they were knowledgeable in the subjects and assisted instructors with the supervision and training of the CSN tutors. They were Gaelle Colas, Duke University; Ambline Jeane, University of Central Florida; Daniel Hernandez, Florida Gulf Coast Uni-versity; and Britany Woolfork, Immokalee Technical Center.
The young tutors had to apply for their positions similar to an adult applying for a job, including an interview, drug test and copious paperwork, as the tutoring job was not one to be taken lightly. The majority of Immokalee High School students take the ACT as their college entrance exam, and most colleges desire a score of 20 or more
(out of a possible 36).“The higher the score, the more potential
opportunities for our students,” noted Her-nandez.
Before beginning instruction, Immokalee High School students took the ACT prep test in math and English and were divided into groups based on their scores. Tutors used CSN math packets, ACT prep books and online resources so that TIF students were constantly challenged, assessed and able to explore new learning techniques. The stu-dents repeated the ACT at the end of the ex-perience. Many of the students improved in the areas they were struggling and it showed great gains through collaborative initiatives.
“Many of our students showed signifi cant improvement in their test scores – usually from two to six points,” said Hernandez. “Other students jumped as much as 10 points or more. We still have work to do, but this has been a terrifi c learning experience for all of the students involved.”
The Immokalee Foundation has a range of programs that focus on building path-ways to success through college and career development, direct scholarships, mentoring and tutoring, and opportunities for broaden-ing experiences and life skills development.
To learn more about TIF, volunteering as a mentor or for additional information, call 239-430-9122 or visit www.immokaleefoun-dation.org.
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Tools at hand for student successBy Joe LandonCollier County District Schools
It was about a year ago that we fi rst told you about a really awesome online tool that’s just for you – the parents and guardians of our students. It’s called Parents K-12. It’s a web-based service designed to support the academic success of your children, our students. Us-ing cutting edge technology, Parents K-12 brings parent involvement into the 21st century, reaching hundreds of parents who might otherwise have never been involved in their child’s education.
So is Parents K-12 replacing existing parent involvement programs? “Absolutely not” is the simple answer from Dr. Maria Torres, Executive Director of Federal & State Grants and our English Language Learn-ers Programs. “What it does is enhance, extend, and deepen programs already in place.” Dr. Torres tells us that there are more than 1,200 academic activities you can use to reinforce at home what’s taught in school. “There are tools to use to help with homework, test preparation, study skills, life skills, and information you can use to help your child prepare for college
and a career.” Each resource is available in English, Span-ish, and Creole in both written and audio formats, and every-thing found on Parents K-12 is aligned to the new Common Core standards.
Dr. Torres emphasizes that “it is simply not enough any-more to teach a student in the classroom. We need to be able
to provide after-school, in-home support to students and their parents so that our stu-dents can meet the increasing demands of 21st century academics.” While Parents K-12 will be helpful for all families, it is also an extremely valuable tool for our English Language Learners.
Parents, you will need to use your child’s student ID number to get into the program. Get with your school to learn more. You can check out Parents K-12 anytime day or night, from home, from school, using a computer at the public library, or on any mobile device. Some schools have comput-ers available for parents to use during the day or after hours. Now, you’ll fi nd Parents K-12 by visiting our website – at www.col-lierschools.com. Just click on the Parents K-12 icon, enter COLLIER as your school district code, then select START to create your username, password, and profi le. If you need help logging in, simply send an email to [email protected].
Students First
TIF Summer Academy prepared students for ACT
Special to the Immokalee Bulletin/TIFStudents gather during this year’s Immokalee Foundation Summer Academy to prepare for their ACT. The students participating numbered close to 100 in the third annual event. Students in the program ranged from freshmen to seniors.
Special to the Immokalee Bulletin/TIFImmokalee Foundation student and participant in this year’s Summer Academy, Destiny Perez goes through materials given to help her to prepare for the upcoming ACT.
Special to the Immokalee Bulletin
Two students from The Immokalee Foun-dation, both seniors at Immokalee High School, experienced college life when they took part in programs offered by prestigious universities. After completing an intensive application process that included providing a personal essay, Alejandro (Alex) Galvan was accepted into the seven-week second-ary school program at Harvard University. Elijah Arreaga was accepted into George-town University’s weeklong Sports Indus-try Management Institute. The young men agreed the experience was the chance of a lifetime.
Alex began his journey – his fi rst trip away from home for more than a couple of days – in Cambridge, Mass. on June 23 when he arrived at his Harvard dorm for a true col-lege experience. For seven weeks, he lived on campus, participated in activities and had the opportunity to make friends from all around the world including New York, Washington, California and Australia.
“Establishing friendships was tough at fi rst and it was a bit awkward living with strangers, but by the end I felt as if I had made lifelong friends,” said Alex.
After a tour of the campus, students were responsible for attending classes and com-
pleting their assignments on their own time. “It was a real college experience in that we were left to fi gure it out,” Alex said.
Alex chose two courses, Bible study and macroeconomics, from among 300 courses in more than 60 liberal arts fi elds. He at-tended the classes taught by Harvard faculty every Tuesday and Thursday. The rest of the time, he said, was usually spent studying in his dorm room. However, it wasn’t all work and no play. Alex said he had the chance to attend a professional women’s soccer game, see the Blue Man Group perform and attend one of the longest-running nonmusical plays in the world, Sheer Madness.
“It was a great experience and one I wish everyone could try before going to college,” said Alex. “You have an expectation, but you really don’t know what it will be like until you get there. It was a great way to learn how to balance school and social life. I missed my family, especially the fi rst couple of weeks, but I learned that I’m ready to be on my own.”
Alex said he is grateful to TIF for helping him prepare the application and providing him with the fi nancial aid required to attend. “TIF has been there for me from the begin-ning; pushing me to keep up my grades and be the best that I can be.”
Elijah Arreaga was told about the sports
industry management program at George-town by Noemi Perez, a Take Stock in Chil-dren student college readiness coordinator with TIF. “She knew I was interested in pur-suing my degree in sports management so told me about the opportunity and helped me get everything I needed to apply.”
He began his adventure on July 1 at the Georgetown campus in Washington D.C. and was immediately thrilled with his good fortune. “I had one roommate and in a corner dorm that was very big and had a great view of the football, lacrosse and soc-cer fi elds,” Arreaga said. “In the evening, I would sit in my room and watch lacrosse games out the window.”
The Sports Industry Management Insti-tute introduces students to career options in the sports industry and helps them build teamwork, communication and leadership skills with courses and activities that focus on understanding the industry. Students were assigned a project at the beginning of the week that they presented to Georgetown staff by the end of their week. Elijah also participated in two to three speaker panels per day and a plethora of activities, including a trip to the Washington Nationals stadium to meet executives behind the scenes and watch a baseball game.
“We spoke to everyone from the head of baseball operations to the media communi-cations department to a ticket sales agent,” Elijah explained.
The group also toured the Redskins’ Sta-dium, where they were greeted with a wel-
come sign on the big screen. A tour of the locker room and press box followed. On July 4, Elijah watched the spectacular fi reworks display over the Washington Monument.
“It was such a great learning experience,” said Arreaga. “They treated us like we were in college. We were responsible for our own time management.”
Elijah learned internships were a crucial part of college and landing a job. Plus, he realized sports industry management might not be the only option to consider. “They talked to us about not limiting ourselves; to think about maybe majoring in business management and concentrating on getting internships in the sports industry. It gave me a lot to consider.”
Elijah also credits TIF for giving him op-portunities he may not have had otherwise. “Miss Noemi and my mentor, Mr. (John) Henry, have always been there for me. They keep me on track and are always guiding and preparing me to make sure I’m ready for the future.”
The Immokalee Foundation has a range of programs that focus on building path-ways to success through college and career development, direct scholarships, mentoring and tutoring, and opportunities for broaden-ing experiences and life skills development. To learn more about TIF, volunteering as a mentor or for additional information, call 239-430-9122 or visit www.immokaleefoun-dation.org.
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5Immokalee BulletinNovember 1, 2012
TIF students experience college programs
Special to the Immokalee Bulletin/TIFImmokalee High School student Alex Galvin and Don O’Neill stand before Har-vard’s Hurlburt Hall during Alex’s seven weeks at the Ivy League University in Cambridge, Mass. The Immokalee Foundation student participated in the col-lege experience program after going through the intensive application program. Alex was able to select two liberal arts courses from the 300 corses taught of which he chose Bible studies and macroeconomics.
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7Immokalee BulletinNovember 1, 2012
Eighty-nine teachers were the happy re-cipients of classroom grant awards on Oct. 23. Teachers were surprised with this good news by volunteers and Board members of The Education Foundation—Champions For Learning. There were 119 grants delivered to 44 schools in Collier County, totaling nearly $52,000. There is an additional matching op-portunity for up to $10,000, which will ulti-mately bring the total to $72,000.
Teachers requested classroom funding through the Champions For Learning’s web-site where all grant requests can be viewed and fulfi lled by the community. The Educa-tion Foundation began funding classroom grants over twenty years ago. The online Connect with a Classroom program began in 2003, allowing teachers to post funding
requests (from $20 to $2,000) for creative, innovative experiences that enrich student learning.
With every penny donated to these grants going to fund innovative teacher requests, our thanks go to Herb and Ann Rowe and PNC Bank for providing the sponsorship to support the Connect With A Classroom pro-gram. PNC’s Regional President, Joseph Me-terchick commented, “We believe the great-est impact can be made in our community by infl uencing our youngest members. For that reason, we are fortunate to be able to contribute to programs that educate tomor-row’s future.”
Signifi cant partners who funded these grants include: Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Foundation, The English-
Speaking Union, Lucie Jenny MacCarthy Music Fund of the Community Foundation, and the proceeds from the specialty Florida Educational License Plate Fund (www.Li-cense4Learning.com). When the plate is purchased or renewed in Collier County, $20 of the fee come back to Collier County and The Education Foundation—Champions For Learning invests 100% of those dollars in classroom grants.
Please consider becoming a Champion for Learning and funding a classroom grant today! The Education Foundation—Cham-pions For Learning will match you dollar-for-dollar (up to $10,000) for those requests still available! Look for a grant that you could fund 50% with the cost of the project matched and funded in full. One hundred percent of your contribution goes to fulfi ll the classroom grant. Visit www.Champions-ForLearning.org/ConnectWithAClassroom to view teacher requests and then call 239-643-4755 with the name of the grant you’d like to fund and fund half of it.
Teachers can also request assistance with donated materials, and time and talent for their classrooms. Please visit often!
To learn more, call Champions For Learn-
ing at 239.643.4755 or visit www.Champi-onsForLearning.org.
Local recipients of grant funding includ-ed:
Highlands Elementary - Nicole Lavey- Program title - Let’s Vote - amount $143.30 - funded by Suncoast Credit Union
Immokalee Middle School - Courtney Cassidey - Program title - All the World’s a Stage! - Performing Arts - Amount - $1,239.45 - The English-Speaking Union.
Immokalee Technical Center - Amy McMullin - Program title - How to fi x the gender gap in technology - amount - $649.92 - Suncoast Credit Union
Lake Trafford Elementary - Tiffany Rosenberger - Program title - Minute Math Masters - $95.90 - Suncoast Credit Union
Lake Trafford Elementary - MandyVidaurri - Program title - Getting Ready for the Special Olympics - $1,728.44 - License for Learning Plate Fund.
Pinecrest Elementary - Karri Strong- Program title - LeapPads for Learning - $199.98 - Suncoast Credit Union.
Village Oaks Elementary - Erin McEl-roy - Program title - Getting to know Artists - $313.35 - Collier County Public Schools.
Local teachers surprised with classroom grants
Special to the Immokalee BulletinHighlands Elementary School teacher, Nicole Lavey accepted grant funding from Suncoast Credit Union to help fund her, “Let’s Vote!” program. Five other Immokalee area schools also received grant funding for their programs.
Fall Fun Fest plannedAllen Chapel A.M. E Church, 208 S. 3rd
Street-P.O Box 477, Immokalee, will host their Third Annual Free Fall Fun Festival - A Youth Outreach Ministry. Rev. Lori M. Snell, pastor. There will be something for all in-cluding: bounce house, lots of candy, free food, fun activities. Come out on Nov. 10, from 2-5 p.m.
Church to host Fall Food Drive
All Chapel A.M.E. Church, 208 S. Third St. P.O. Box 477, Immokalee. Rev. Lori Snell, pastor. A pre-Thanksgiving dinner on Sun-day, Nov. 18 immediately after worship ser-vice at approximately 1:30 p.m. There will
be free giveaways of beans and rice during the fi rst fall food giveaway event. Donations are being accepted at this time.
FUMCI to host 60th anniversary event
The First United Methodist Church of Immokalee will celebrate it’s 60th anni-versary year with a homecoming event on Sunday, Nov. 4. Rev. Dr. Rinaldo (Rini) Her-nandez, District Superintendent will give the sermon. It all begins at 10:30 a.m. with cof-fee and pastries in the Fellowship Hall. There will be a catered lunch after the service. Please join us as we celebrate 60 years of making disciples. Please RSVP to Becky Ri-vera at 239-657-2841 or email: [email protected].
Community News in Brief
The Migrant Head Start Program will start taking applications for registration be-gan on Oct. 19, from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Mon-day through Friday. Tuesday’s the staff will be available until 6 p.m.
Accepting children ages 6wks-5yrsRCMA offers Social, Dental and Health
Services, as well as the program partici-pates in the USDA food program and pro-vides breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack
RequirementsProof of Birth Certifi cation (If appli-
cable); State Regulated Immunization Record; Most recent child Physical exam (Within past 12mths), Income Verifi cation
is necessary, Paystubs for the past 12mths, Proof of Migrant Mobility within the past 24mths, (Priority for families with mobility within past 12mths)
For more information, stop by or call: Diana or Lourdes at: Rollason Infant
CDC, 402 W. Main St. Bldg. B, Immokalee 92390658-3597 or 239-658-3598; Angela or Omega at: Farm Worker Village C, 222 Chadwick Circle, Immokalee, 239-658-3625 or 239-658-3696; Sanada or Hilda at ICCDC, 123 North 4th Street, 239-658-3537 or 239-658-3538; Lupe or Thelma at Farm Worker Village B, 2134 Bell Circle, Immoka-lee 239-658-3620 or 239-658-3621.
Redlands Christian Migrant Association open registration
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